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The Secretary of State will know that colleagues from Southwark on a cross-party basis had a constructive meeting with the Minister for Local Government last week. One of the matters raised in that discussion, but of concern widely, was out-of-date population figures on the basis of which local government settlements are given. I know the difficulties, but would the Secretary of State be willing to give an undertaking that, if not now—that is, before the final vote is taken, before the settlement comes into force in April—then later this year, when the up-to-date figures are available, there will be a chance to review the settlement on the basis of accurate population information? We cannot give out grant on the basis of figures that are fundamentally out of date.
The Secretary of State will know that colleagues from Southwark on a cross-party basis had a constructive meeting with the Minister for Local Government last week. One of the matters raised in that discussion, but of concern widely, was out-of-date population figures on the basis of which local government settlements are given. I know the difficulties, but would the Secretary of State be willing to give an undertaking that, if not now—that is, before the final vote is taken, before the settlement comes into force in April—then later this year, when the up-to-date figures are available, there will be a chance to review the settlement on the basis of accurate population information? We cannot give out grant on the basis of figures that are fundamentally out of date.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
15 January 2008
I appreciate the way in which the hon. Gentleman has put his case, and I know that he had a productive meeting. He will know that, in addition to the distribution on the basis of population statistics, we have another mechanism that seeks to protect councils, which is the floor damping mechanism. Southwark will benefit from that over the next three years to the tune of just over £63 million.
Local government itself wanted a three-year settlement, for the stability, certainty and predictability of its expenditure. The figures that we have used are therefore the best and latest available, and are consistent across local government. It would be wrong to disturb the stability and certainty of the three-year settlement. I therefore cannot give the hon. Gentleman the reassurance that he is looking for—that is, that we will reopen the settlement—because that would inevitably have a huge impact on the stability and certainty that local government has welcomed.
Subjects
Local government finance; Population; Statistics
Date
15 January 2008
Reference
470 c776-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the size of the population in (a) Greater London and (b) each London borough was in each of the last five years; and what projections have been made for the next five years. - Inc text of letter from John Pullinger of...
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the size of the population in (a) Greater London and (b) each London borough was in each of the last five years; and what projections have been made for the next five years. - Inc text of letter from John Pullinger of...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Ruth Kelly
(Labour)
Answering body
Office for National Statistics
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 February 2004
For answer on
5 March 2004
Answered on
5 March 2004
Simon Hughes: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the size of the population in (a) Greater London and
(b) each London borough was in each of the last five years; and what projections have been made for the next five years.
[158447]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Hughes dated 5 March 2004
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning the size of the population of
Greater London and each London borough for the last five years and the projected population for the next five years. I am replying
in his absence. (158447)
Attached is a table showing the mid-year population estimates for Greater London and each London borough from 1998 to 2002.
There are currently no official subnational population projections consistent with this series. The last official long-term
subnational population projections were 1996-based and did not take into account the 2001 Census and subsequent revisions to the mid
year population estimates. The Office for National Statistics is currently working on 2002-based subnational population projections,
which will be consistent with these mid year estimates and will be published in August 2004.
Mid-year estimates of the usually-resident population of London boroughs: 1998-2002
Thousands
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Greater London 6,968.8 7,041.3 7,104.4 7,307.9 7,355.4
London Boroughs
City of London 6.1 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.8
Barking and Dagenham 158.9 1617 162.8 165.9 167.3
Barnet 304.6 309.2 310.9 320.1 320.4
Bexley 216.6 217.1 218.4 218.8 218.8
Brent 255.2 255.8 259.2 270.4 272.4
Bromley 290.5 293.9 294.6 296.2 296.8
Camden 182.3 185.6 191.4 203.0 207.0
Croydon 329.9 328.6 330.3 335.7 336.6
Ealing 292.1 297.3 298.4 308.1 308.4
Enfield 267.9 270.0 272.0 277.7 281.8
Greenwich 209.4 209.7 211.9 217.8 221.4
Hackney 190.7 195.2 199.1 207.8 210.2
Hammersmith and Fulham 153.3 157.6 160.6 169.9 173.3
Haringey 212.1 215.1 215.5 221.9 225.1
Harrow 206.4 206.1 206.9 210.5 211.6
Havering 225.1 225.6 225.0 224.7 224.2
Hillingdon 240.7 242.1 242.9 245.9 246.5
Hounslow 209.8 211.5 211.4 216.4 216.6
Islington 173.5 173.2 174.7 179.8 181.0
Kensington and Chelsea 139.0 143.4 150.4 162.6 165.1
Kingston upon Thames 141.6 144.1 145.5 149.3 150.2
Lambeth 259.2 262.5 264.2 274.2 271.9
Lewisham 245.3 247.1 247.8 254.9 253.8
Merton 180.9 183.0 185.5 191.5 192.3
Newham 231.6 236.7 240.7 250.1 254.0
Redbridge 236.1 235.9 237.5 242.3 244.0
Richmond upon Thames 167.9 170.5 170.8 174.5 174.4
Southwark 236.4 239.3 242.4 251.1 251.3
Sutton 177.2 178.4 179.3 181.6 180.9
Tower Hamlets 187.1 191.4 193.9 201.6 206.8
Waltham Forest 219.2 219.2 218.7 222.5 223.2
Wandsworth 254.5 256.7 258.3 267.5 269.3
City of Westminister 167.5 171.2 176.3 186.4 190.6
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Source: Office for National Statistics
Subjects
Greater London; Forecasts; Population
Date
5 March 2004
Reference
418 c1210-2W;418 c1228-30W; 158447
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional prison places have been provided and at what cost in each of the last 10 years; and what the average cost of building a new prison place is. - Includes table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional prison places have been provided and at what cost in each of the last 10 years; and what the average cost of building a new prison place is. - Includes table.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 June 2003
For answer on
25 June 2003
Answered on
25 June 2003
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many additional prison places have been provided and at what
cost in each of the last 10 years; and what the average cost of building a new prison place is. [118780]
Paul Goggins: The following table gives information on the number of additional places and an estimate of the cumulative cost of
providing them, from 1995 onwards: this is the earliest date for which information is available. The data includes places both at
new prisons and those provided at existing prisons by building houseblocks, Ready to Use Units (RTUs) and Modular Temporary Units
(MTUs). It does not take into account any places taken out of use, or places provided by subsequent overcrowding.
Costs are based on an estimate of the total capital and cumulative operating costs and includes new prisons provided under the
Private Finance Initiative. The average cost of building a new prison place is around £100,000. This is an average unit cost for
providing public sector prison places through houseblocks and RTUs.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Places Cost (£ million)
1995-96 1,165 103
1996-97 1,857 206
1997-98 4,635 231
1998-99 1,697 258
1999-2000 2,071 225
2000-01 800 264
2001-02 1,103 317
2002-03 1,902 426
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Costs; Construction; Finance; Prisoners; Prisons; Population; Prison accommodation
Date
25 June 2003
Reference
118780; 407 c872W;407 c876W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 28 February 2003, 400 c772W, on the Criminal Justice Bill, what research he used to reach his estimate of 1,000 additional prisoners.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 28 February 2003, 400 c772W, on the Criminal Justice Bill, what research he used to reach his estimate of 1,000 additional prisoners.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
11 April 2003
For answer on
12 May 2003
Answered on
12 May 2003
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 28 February 2003, Official Report,
column 772W, on the Criminal Justice Bill, what research he used to reach his estimate of 1,000 additional prisoners. [109584]
Hilary Benn: A model was developed by the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate as part of the review of
sentencing policy conducted by John Halliday ("Making Punishments Work", published in July 2001). This model was then adapted for
use in assessing the impact of the Criminal Justice Bill, focussing on those aspects of the review's proposals that have been taken
forward in the Bill, as well as additional proposals that have been developed following the publication of the review. The model
considers the cost-benefits of the proposals, as well as the impacts on prison and probation workload. It uses published prison and
probation statistics, and research evidence on the effectiveness of programmes in reducing re-offending. It is based on sentencing
behaviour in 2000. The assumptions within the model were agreed with the relevant stakeholders such as the Prison Service, Probation
Service and others. The projected net effect of implementation of the sentencing provisions in the Bill, of a small increase of
about 1,000 in the prison population by 2009, was arrived at using the model. The impact is estimated to be about 500 once all the
changes have been implemented and sufficient time has passed for their full effects to be seen.
Legislation
Criminal Justice Bill 2002/03
Subjects
Prisoners; Prisons; Population; Statistics; Sentencing; Research
Date
12 May 2003
Reference
109584; 405 c65W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average population was of remand prisoners in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average population was of remand prisoners in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years. - Inc table.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
11 April 2003
For answer on
29 April 2003
Answered on
29 April 2003
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average population was of remand prisoners in prisons
in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [109568]
Hilary Benn: The average population of remand prisoners in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years is given in
the table.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Average population of remand prisoners
1998 12,568
1999 12,521
2000 11,276
2001 11,238
2002 12,734
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Prisoners on remand; Population
Date
29 April 2003
Reference
109568; 404 c361W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) unconvicted and (b) convicted unsentenced prisoners are held in prisons in England and Wales; and how many have been held for (i) more than three months and (ii) more than six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) unconvicted and (b) convicted unsentenced prisoners are held in prisons in England and Wales; and how many have been held for (i) more than three months and (ii) more than six months.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 April 2003
For answer on
11 April 2003
Answered on
11 April 2003
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) unconvicted and (b) convicted unsentenced prisoners
are held in prisons in England and Wales; and how many have been held for (i) more than three months and (ii) more than six months.
[107304]
Hilary Benn: On 28 February 2003 there were 7,719 untried prisoners and 5,253 convicted unsentenced prisoners held in Prison Service
establishments in England and Wales.
On 30 June 2001 there were 6,800 untried prisoners; 1,200 had been received on remand more than three months up to and including six
months previously; 650 had been received on remand more than six months previously.
On 30 June 2001 there were 4,300 convicted unsentenced prisoners; 750 had been received on remand more than three months up to and
including six months previously; 500 had been received on remand more than six months previously. The time spent on remand by
convicted unsentenced prisoners includes any time spent on remand as an untried prisoner.
Subjects
Convictions; Prisoners; Prisons; Population
Date
11 April 2003
Reference
107304; 403 c449W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adults and (b) children under the age of 18 are held in each asylum removal centre in the UK; and how many have been held (i) for less than a month, (ii) between one and three months,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adults and (b) children under the age of 18 are held in each asylum removal centre in the UK; and how many have been held (i) for less than a month, (ii) between one and three months,...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Hughes of Stretford
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 April 2003
For answer on
10 April 2003
Answered on
10 April 2003
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) adults and (b) children under the age of 18 are
held in each asylum removal centre in the UK; and how many have been held (i) for less than a month, (ii) between one and three
months, (iii) between three and six months and (iv) over six months. [107302]
Beverley Hughes: The latest published information on the number of people held in each Immigration Service Removal Centre (IRC) is
for 28 December 2002 and is given in the table. Information on the age of individual detainees is not collated centrally therefore
information on the length of time that these people have been in detention is not available.
Persons recorded as being held in Immigration Service Removal Centres at 28 December 2002
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Total detainees Of whom asylum seekers1
Dover 190 155
Campsfield House 160 95
Harmondsworth 150 110
Hasl.ar 120 100
Lindholme 90 80
Tinsley House 85 45
Dungavel 80 55
Oakington 40 40
Total 920 680
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Figures are rounded to nearest five.
1 Persons detained solely under Immigration Act powers who are recorded as having sought asylum at some stage.
Dungavel, Harmondsworth, Oakington and Tinsley House are the only Immigration Service Removal Centres that deal with family cases.
A one-off exercise was carried out on 2 April 2003 to assess the number of children under the age of 18 detained in these IRC's, the
results of which are contained in the following table.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Immigration Service Removal Centre Children under 18 years of age in Detention at 2 April 2003
Dungavel 21
Harmondsworth 18
Oakington 14
Tinsley 3
Total 56
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Minors are detained only in two limited circumstances: first, as part of a family group whose detention is considered appropriate;
second, when unaccompanied, whilst alternative care arrangements are made and normally just overnight.
More detailed information on those in detention at 29 March 2003 is due to be published on 30 May on the Home Office web-site:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/ whatsnew1.html
Subjects
Children; Asylum; Detainees; Population; Immigration removal centres
Date
10 April 2003
Reference
107302; 403 c380W;403 c379-80W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the population per police officer was in each year since 1997 in each police force area in England and Wales. - Includes table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the population per police officer was in each year since 1997 in each police force area in England and Wales. - Includes table.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 April 2003
For answer on
8 April 2003
Answered on
8 April 2003
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the population per police officer was in each year since
1997 in each police force area in England and Wales. [107299]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The table gives population per police officer in each police force area in England and Wales in each year from
1997 to 2002.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Force 31 March 1997 31 March 1998 31 March 1999 31 March 2000 31 March 2001 31 March 2002 30 September
2002
Avon and Somerset 490 493 493 507 501 488 476
Bedfordshire 499 509 530 541 543 529 522
Cambridgeshire 533 545 559 582 559 536 508
Cheshire 478 480 474 489 491 478 474
Cleveland 383 376 393 396 395 381 364
Cumbria 429 422 437 455 470 446 439
Derbyshire 535 543 549 546 534 529 486
Devon and Cornwall 538 521 537 549 535 520 502
Dorset 529 521 538 529 511 506 495
Durham 416 401 388 390 380 376 358
Essex1 509 517 527 547 558 553 541
Gloucestershire 488 504 507 500 479 478 482
Greater Manchester 373 371 378 379 373 358 338
Hampshire 505 502 507 518 518 513 495
Hertfordshire1 488 496 506 497 543 576 544
Humberside 435 439 448 457 460 428 411
Kent 476 479 489 491 478 476 460
Lancashire 439 437 439 449 438 433 419
Leicestershire 474 468 466 466 460 447 443
Lincolnshire 511 517 544 559 523 529 534
City of London2
Merseyside 337 337 336 345 344 340 331
Metropolitan Police1 272 281 284 293 285 273 260
Norfolk 540 544 567 572 561 548 539
Northamptonshire 509 517 537 551 537 516 525
Northumbria 391 381 372 376 368 360 345
North Yorkshire 546 537 552 578 573 532 535
Nottinghamshire 444 444 464 468 454 443 424
South Yorkshire 413 410 412 412 407 407 394
Staffordshire 478 461 474 489 498 497 483
Suffolk 557 558 560 586 596 565 545
Surrey1 479 483 472 441 522 543 533
Sussex 474 491 522 531 531 526 510
Thames valley 554 547 557 561 571 566 546
Warwickshire 539 542 555 563 548 526 503
West Mercia 546 556 556 602 585 568 566
West Midlands 371 369 359 365 354 341 325
West Yorkshire 404 409 424 438 439 434 416
Wiltshire 512 513 521 542 545 530 526
Dyfed Powys 472 476 466 461 456 426 427
Gwent 364 451 447 441 437 418 416
North Wales 481 470 472 469 455 438 443
South Wales 447 413 415 424 394 387 380
Total of 43 forces 414 417 422 430 427 416 402
Total including secondments 408 410 414 422 419 409 396
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 These forces have been affected by the boundary changes which took place in April 2000. 2 The population per police officer for
City of London is included in the Metropolitan Police.
Subjects
Police; Population
Date
8 April 2003
Reference
107299; 403 c214W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on the prison population of the proposed changes to (a) sentencing and (b) the double jeopardy rule contained in the Criminal Justice Bill. - Inc figure. (Holding answer 28 February 2003).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact on the prison population of the proposed changes to (a) sentencing and (b) the double jeopardy rule contained in the Criminal Justice Bill. - Inc figure. (Holding answer 28 February 2003).
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 February 2003
For answer on
28 February 2003
Answered on
28 February 2003
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the impact on the prison
population of the proposed changes to (a) sentencing and (b) the double jeopardy rule contained in the Criminal Justice Bill.
[99019]
Hilary Benn: [holding answer 28 February 2003]: The sentencing provisions in the Criminal Justice Bill will make it possible to
ensure that the most serious violent, sexual and persistent offenders spend longer in prison while allowing other offenders to be
dealt with by means of tougher and more effective community sentences. Current projections indicate that the long-term net effect of
implementation of these provisions will be a small increase of about 1,000 in the prison population.
The proposal contained in the Bill in relation to retrial for serious offences would only permit a retrial in cases where new and
compelling evidence subsequently came to light. Furthermore, to prevent the possible harassment of acquitted persons or where it is
not in the public interest, the personal consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions will be required to the re-opening of
investigation and an application to the Court of Appeal. Given these safeguards it is estimated that only a very small number of
cases are likely to be retried each year and that the impact upon the prison population will be negligible.
Legislation
Criminal Justice Bill 2002/03
Subjects
Criminal proceedings; Community service orders; Evidence; Double jeopardy; Prisons; Population; Sentencing
Date
28 February 2003
Reference
99019; 400 c772W;400 c764W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adult males, (b) women and (c) juveniles were remanded into Prison Service custody in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available. - Including table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adult males, (b) women and (c) juveniles were remanded into Prison Service custody in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available. - Including table.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 July 2002
For answer on
19 September 2002
Answered on
19 September 2002
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) adult males, (b) women and (c) juveniles were
remanded into Prison Service custody in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available. [73215]
Mr. Hilary Benn: The available data are given in the table which shows the number of people received into Prison Service custody as
untried prisoners every quarter since April 2001.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Males by age All females
Year Quarter All ages Aged under 21 Age 21 and over
2001 Apr-Jun 12,500 3,300 9,200 1,050
Jul-Sept 12,600 3,300 9,300 1,150
Oct-Dec 13,700 3,500 10,200 1,150
2002 Jan-Mar 13,300 3,300 9,900 1,190
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
All data shown are provisional and rounded.
Subjects
Children; Women; Prisons; Men; Population
Date
19 September 2002
Reference
390 c9-10W;390 c9W; 73215
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adult male prisoners, (b) women prisoners and (c) juveniles were held in police cells in each of the last six weeks; and for how long in each case. - Includes table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) adult male prisoners, (b) women prisoners and (c) juveniles were held in police cells in each of the last six weeks; and for how long in each case. - Includes table.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 July 2002
For answer on
24 July 2002
Answered on
24 July 2002
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) adult male prisoners, (b) women prisoners and (c)
juveniles were held in police cells in each of the last six weeks; and for how long in each case. [73217]
Mr. Hilary Benn: Her Majesty's Prison Service does not collect data on the individual status of prisoners held in police cells or
how long they are held in police custody. The table shows the total number of prisoners, including adult males, females and
juveniles held in police cells over the last six weeks.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Week Commencing in 2002 Total Prisoners held in police accommodation
10 June 325
17 June 509
24 June 542
1 July 813
8 July 1,034
15 July 749
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Women; Police custody; Men; Population; Young people
Date
24 July 2002
Reference
389 c1446-7W;389 c1444-5W; 73217
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what Her Majesty's Government's policy is for reducing population growth in the South East of England relative to other regions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what Her Majesty's Government's policy is for reducing population growth in the South East of England relative to other regions.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Sally Keeble
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 May 2002
For answer on
22 May 2002
Answered on
22 May 2002
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what Her Majesty's Government's policy
is for reducing population growth in the south east of England relative to other regions. [55930]
Ms Keeble: The Government's policy is to achieve high and stable levels of growth and employment throughout the UK, with all regions
and communities having the opportunity to share in the nation's prosperity. Our target is to improve the economic performance of all
regions, measured by the trend in growth of each region's GDP per capita. We believe this is best done by tackling the causes of
regional under-performance in some regions rather than by restraining economic development in others.
Subjects
Increases; South East; Population
Date
22 May 2002
Reference
386 c338-9W;386 c338W; 55930
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected change in the prison population is over the next (a) 12 months, (b) two years, and (c) five years; for what reasons the prison population is expected to change over these periods; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected change in the prison population is over the next (a) 12 months, (b) two years, and (c) five years; for what reasons the prison population is expected to change over these periods; and if he will make...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Hughes of Stretford
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 February 2002
For answer on
11 March 2002
Answered on
11 March 2002
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the projected change in the prison population is over the
next (a) 12 months, (b) two years, and (c) five years; for what reasons the prison population is expected to change over these
periods; and if he will make a statement. [37741]
Beverley Hughes: Prison population projections are produced every six months; information from the latest projection (November 2001)
is provided.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Central population projection Higher population projection
12 months 69,264 71,785
2 years 72,615 76,068
5 years 77,922 84,501
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The main determining factors in the size of the prison population are the numbers of offenders being sentenced at the courts, the
proportions given custody, and the average lengths of sentences received. The projections make assumptions about future trends in
court sentencing behaviour, based on observed trends in these three areas. The total number of persons sentenced for indictable
offences has remained stable over the last eight quarters. Custody rates (the proportion of those sentenced at court who are given
immediate custody) have increased for adult males and females, and have decreased for male young offenders. Average sentence lengths
have remained stable for adult males, and have increased for young males, and also for females.
The projections take into account the average year on year changes over the last four quarters for which information is available.
Three scenarios, based on different possible sentencing trends at the courts, are used to project forward the prison population.
These scenarios apply to prisoners sentenced to four years or less. Prisoners with sentences of four years or greater are assumed to
increase in line with the long-term trends. Males are expected to increase by 70 prisoners per month, and females by 20 per month.
As well as assumptions about court sentencing behaviour, the projections also take into account known changes in legislation and
policy. That is, where the proposals are law, that relevant legislation has been enacted, and there is an agreed timetable for
implementation. Various changes can act to increase or reduce the prison population. On 1 March 2002 the population had exceeded the
higher projection for six weeks. The reasons for this are as yet unclear.
Subjects
Forecasts; Prisoners; Prisons; Population
Date
11 March 2002
Reference
37741; 381 c720-1W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average prison population was in each of the last 10 years; what the population was on the latest date for which information was available; what his projections are for the level of the prison population in the next...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average prison population was in each of the last 10 years; what the population was on the latest date for which information was available; what his projections are for the level of the prison population in the next...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Boateng
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 January 2001
For answer on
5 February 2001
Answered on
5 February 2001
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average prison population was in each of the last
10 years; what the population was on the latest date for which information was available; what his projections are for the level of
the prison population in the next five years; and if he will make a statement. [148578]
Mr. Boateng: The following is the average prison population in each of the last 10 years:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Number
1991 45,900
1992 45,800
1993 44,600
1994 48,800
1995 51,000
1996 55,300
1997 61,100
1998 65,300
1999 64,800
2000 64,000
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Source: Prison Statistics England and Wales, 1999, Cm 4805.
The population on the latest date available (1 February 2001) was 63,620.The following is the latest prison population projection,
in each of the next five years.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Number
2001 64,200
2002 65,900
2003 67,800
2004 69,200
2005 70,300
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Source: Prison Population Brief, England and Wales, November 2000; http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/whatsnew1.html
Subjects
Prisoners; Prisons; Population
Date
5 February 2001
Reference
148578; 362 c437-8W;362 c435-7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total number of police per head of population was in each police force area in (a) 1979, (b) 1992, (c) 1997 and (d) the latest date for which figures are available. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total number of police per head of population was in each police force area in (a) 1979, (b) 1992, (c) 1997 and (d) the latest date for which figures are available. - Inc table.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2000
For answer on
14 November 2000
Answered on
14 November 2000
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total number of police per head of population was
in each police force area in (a) 1979, (b) 1992, (c) 1997 and (d) the latest date for which figures are available. [137860]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The information requested is set out in the table in the form of population per police officer.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Population per officer as at 31 March
Force 1979 1992 1997 2000
Avon and Somerset 472 464 491 507
Bedfordshire 549 489 502 541
Cambridgeshire 536 536 540 582
Cheshire 517 516 479 489
City of London 7 5 6 7
Cleveland 426 378 382 396
Cumbria 447 416 429 455
Derbyshire 573 551 537 546
Devon and Cornwall 513 523 538 549
Dorset 520 514 531 529
Durham 460 435 416 390
Dyfed-Powys 474 496 474 461
Essex 555 510 511 547
Gloucestershire 460 459 491 500
Greater Manchester 415 363 372 379
Gwent 454 443 447 441
Hampshire 532 531 508 518
Hertfordshire 451 497 491 497
Humberside 457 431 434 457
Kent 532 501 478 491
Lancashire 442 440 439 449
Leicestershire 490 483 476 456
Lincolnshire 453 496 515 559
Merseyside 349 312 336 345
Metropolitan Police 333 259 284 302
Norfolk 556 537 543 572
Northamptonshire 570 507 513 551
Northumbria 444 414 390 376
North Wales 479 486 479 469
North Yorkshire 493 516 549 578
Nottinghamshire 460 436 444 468
South Wales 439 415 414 424
South Yorkshire 512 430 413 412
Staffordshire 504 481 477 489
Suffolk 557 544 561 586
Surrey 504 450 479 441
Sussex 466 479 477 531
Thames Valley 659 523 559 561
Warwickshire 558 495 541 563
West Mercia 560 540 547 602
West Midlands 453 377 371 365
West Yorkshire 437 406 405 438
Wiltshire 518 471 514 542
Total for England and Wales 447 406 414 430
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Police; Population
Date
14 November 2000
Reference
137860; 356 c643W;356 c643-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is his estimate of the impact on the average daily prison population of ending automatic release on licence of offenders; and if he will make a statement. - Including figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is his estimate of the impact on the average daily prison population of ending automatic release on licence of offenders; and if he will make a statement. - Including figures.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Boateng
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 March 2000
For answer on
14 March 2000
Answered on
14 March 2000
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the impact on the average daily
prison population of ending automatic release on licence of offenders; and if he will make a statement. [114644]
Mr. Boateng: Prisoners sentenced to less than 12 months are released automatically half way through their sentence unless additional
days have been imposed for breaches of discipline. These prisoners will be "at risk" until the end of their sentence; that is, if
they commit a further imprisonable offence before the end of their original sentence, the court dealing with the new offence may add
all or part of the outstanding sentence to any new sentence it imposes. The effect of stopping automatic unconditional release would
be approximately to double the number of prisoners currently serving sentences of up to 12 months, which at the end of January 2000
was 7,200.
Prisoners sentenced to 12 months or more but less than four years are released automatically half way through their sentence
(subject to additional days). They are released on licence and subject to supervision up to the three-quarter point of their
sentence (or to the end in the case of some sex offenders) and are "at risk" until the end of their original sentence. The effect of
stopping automatic conditional release would be to double the number of prisoners currently serving sentences of 12 months and up to
four years, which at the end of January 2000 was 19,400.
Those sentenced to four years or more are eligible for parole half way through their sentence. If parole is not granted then or at a
subsequent parole review, release occurs at the two-thirds point of the sentence. Release is on licence and subject to supervision
up to the three- quarters point of the sentence (or to the end in the case of some sex offenders). All are "at risk" until the end
of their original sentence. The effect of stopping discretionary release could be to increase the number of prisoners serving
determinate sentences of four years or more by up to 20,000.
These estimates assume no change in sentencing practice by the courts.
Subjects
Parole; Prisoners; Prisons; Prisoners' release; Population; Sentencing
Date
14 March 2000
Reference
114644; 346 c167W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the (a) number of incidents of concerted indiscipline at each young offender institution and (b) average daily population at each young offender institution in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the (a) number of incidents of concerted indiscipline at each young offender institution and (b) average daily population at each young offender institution in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Boateng
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 March 2000
For answer on
14 March 2000
Answered on
14 March 2000
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the (a) number of incidents of concerted
indiscipline at each young offender institution and (b) average daily population at each young offender institution in the last year
for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [114638]
Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the tables.
Number of incidents of concerted indiscipline at young offender institutions between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 1999
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Prison Service establishment Number of incidents {1}
Altcourse 1
Aylesbury 2
Brinsford 2
Brockhill 1
Castington 10
Deerbolt 1
Doncaster 2
Dover 1
Exeter 3
Feltham 3
Gloucester 6
Hollesley Bay 2
Lancaster Farms 1
Moorland 2
New Hall 1
Northallerton 1
Parc 3
Rochester 5
Stoke Heath 4
Wetherby 2
Total 53
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
{1} Provisional figures
Average population in young offender institutions in England and Wales in 1999
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Prison Service establishment Average population
Male
Altcourse 105
Ashfield 32
Aylesbury 357
Brinsford 500
Cardiff 88
Castington 350
Deerbolt 421
Doncaster 515
Dorchester 24
Dover 265
Exeter 63
Feltham 822
Glen Parva 827
Gloucester 119
Guys Marsh 134
Haslar 150
Hatfield 119
Hindley 462
Hollesley Bay 204
Hull 134
Huntercombe 305
Lancaster Farms 482
Lewes 82
Moorland 386
Northallerton 268
Norwich 149
Onley 590
Parc 253
Portland 545
Reading 220
Rochester 272
Stoke Heath 611
Swansea 71
Swinfen Hall 283
Thorn Cross 231
Usk 15
Werrington 100
Wetherby 332
Woodhill 78
Female
Brockhill 10
Bullwood Hall 65
Drake Hall 18
East Sutton Park 3
Holloway 38
New Hall 105
Styal 58
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Subjects
Discipline; Population; Young offenders; Civil disorder; Young offender institutions
Date
14 March 2000
Reference
114638; 346 c162-3W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his planned White Paper on the future of the NHS will address geographical discrepancies in eligibility for health care services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his planned White Paper on the future of the NHS will address geographical discrepancies in eligibility for health care services.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Alan Milburn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 November 1997
For answer on
20 November 1997
Answered on
20 November 1997
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his planned White Paper on the future of the NHS will address
geographical discrepancies in eligibility for health care services. [16657]
Mr. Milburn: The Government consider that fair access to services on the basis of need is a fundamental principle of the National
Health Service. It is central to our plans to replace the internal market.
Subjects
Health services; Distribution; NHS; Population
Date
20 November 1997
Reference
16657; 301 c318W;301 c318-9W
House
House of Commons
Adjournment debate on the funding of health services in south London.
Adjournment debate on the funding of health services in south London.
Lead member
Simon Hughes
Answering member
Lord Horam
Department
Department of Health
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Hospitals; Finance; Greater London; NHS; Mental health services; Population; Waiting lists; Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham Health Commission
Date
27 November 1996
Reference
286 c437-44
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If he will list for each city challenge area, the most recent figures for (a) population, (b) area of geographical coverage, (c) number of residential dwellings, (d) unemployment rate, (e) the number of training places created since their inception and (f) the numbers completing training courses, by type of course....
If he will list for each city challenge area, the most recent figures for (a) population, (b) area of geographical coverage, (c) number of residential dwellings, (d) unemployment rate, (e) the number of training places created since their inception and (f) the numbers completing training courses, by type of course....
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Robin Squire
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
2 April 1993
Answered on
2 April 1993
Subjects
Housing; Finance; Population; Training; Unemployment; Urban areas
Date
2 April 1993
Reference
222 c514-6W;222 c512-4W
House
House of Commons